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POLICY AND POLITICS

Streeting announces care worker pay boost

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting has announced plans to boost pay for care workers from 2028, backe...

FINANCE

Sheffield reaches £36m equal pay settlement

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2025

Sheffield City Council is to spend £36m to settle equal pay claims lodged by trade unions Unison,...

PAY

Levelling the paying field

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2025

With a host of newly-minted unitaries set to spring up around England in the coming months and ye...

GOVERNANCE

Glasgow redundancy payouts 'deeply concerning'

By Martin Ford | 04 September 2025

Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deepl...

UNIONS

The lost art of union relations

By Pam Parkes | 13 August 2025

Working with unions has changed. For councils to thrive through the coming changes, they will nee...

PAY

Jumping the pay hurdle

By Graham Farrant | 30 July 2025

BCP Council has completed its transformation by delivering a long-awaited equal pay deal. Graham ...

SOCIAL CARE

Calls for higher pay for social care as UK worker numbers continue to fall

By Lee Peart | 29 July 2025

The Government has faced calls for higher pay and better conditions for social care workers as th...

PAY

Employers and unions agree pay deal

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2025

Local government employers and the Unison and GMB trade unions have agreed a pay deal for the sec...

PAY

Employers double down on pay offer

By David Blackman | 16 July 2025

Council employers have unanimously reaffirmed their April offer of a 3.2% pay increase as ‘full a...

PAY

Hitting the strike button

By David Blackman | 16 July 2025

The three main local government unions have all rejected the employers’ pay offer. How strong is ...

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Director of Education and Inclusion

£120,901

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Wigan Council

Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Education and Inclusion

£120,901

Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job

Wigan Council

Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)

Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Service Director – Adult Social Care

£106,769 to £114,229

We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job

Central Bedfordshire

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